retaliate

Chapter 1379 The Last Boot

Shi Zhongtang had been hiding the news of the defeat, but the paper could not contain the fire after all. With the flow of people, the news of the defeat of the southern Xinjiang rebels spread throughout the south.

"Failed?"

The literati gathered in the restaurant, carefully guarding the outside, and only dared to discuss the matter after making sure that no one was eavesdropping.

"It is said that Shi Zhongtang used a lot of tricks, but King Qin calmly resolved them one by one, and finally won with one blow."

"Old man heard that King Qin personally led the Xuanjia cavalry to the battle, and the army Zhongshan shouted long live, and the morale was greatly boosted."

"What about Shi Zhongtang?"

"He stayed in the middle army, and ran away when he saw that the situation was not good."

"One person rushed to kill with arrows and stones, and the other fled. The judges will be judged!"

"That's right, the follow-up king of Qin Lianke Jianzhou and Yuezhou are as powerful as a bamboo, and now they are eyeing our southern border."

"After that..."

Everyone looked at each other with a strange look in their eyes.

It turned out that Shi Zhongtang's rebellion was going so smoothly that these people could only shrink their heads and wait for the new dynasty to be established.

But now the situation is reversed...

"It seems that King Qin has a destiny!"

"The army is back."

Someone shouted outside.

A literati went to the window and glanced out.

He saw Shi Zhongtang, and also Wei Ming and others.

"How?" Someone asked.

The literati by the window turned his head, "He's back."

Shi Zhongtang returned to Qinghe.

"Keep an eye on those people." Shi Zhongtang looked at the faces of the people who were forced to go out to meet them, and said coldly: "There must be some people who will make trouble, catch a group and kill them, and deter those idiots."

"Yes!"

When they arrived outside the Jiedushi's mansion, civil and military officials came out to welcome them.

Shi Zhongtang entered the lobby, said some words of encouragement, and then ordered everyone to disperse.

He Zun stayed.

"Those who recruited warriors have gone to those tribes and mountains."

Shi Zhongtang sneered and said, "This king has promised more money and food, but people from the Great Tang Dynasty still refuse to join the army?"

"Yes." He Zun felt a little melancholy.

A feeling of abandonment arises spontaneously.

"No need for them!" Shi Zhongtang said, "I only want their taxes."

A general came outside the door and came in to report, "Your Majesty, the Northern Border Army has stationed troops on the front lines of Yuezhou and Daozhou, and they say they have been practicing hard."

"After the battle, you must rest. After the rest, the soldiers are lazy, and you must practice slowly and step by step. Is Li Xuan ready to start?"

Shi Zhongtang looked at the map, "Tell them to guard the city."

"Yes!"

"Hurry up and recruit warriors, practice for a while, and immediately assemble and stand by."

"Yes!"

Shi Zhongtang got up, "Although we were defeated in the war, I still have the southern border. However, the army in the northern border is short of food and grass, and it is not easy to mobilize soldiers. We still have a lot to do."

He Zun said: "Someone suggested that you can go to the Southern Zhou Dynasty to plunder."

In his opinion, such people are fools.

Shi Zhongtang hesitated for a moment, "It's not good to have extra problems at this moment."

……

Southern Zhou.

Nian Ru has been in charge of the lover department for many years, and he is the emperor's confidant.

After the failure of the attack on southern Xinjiang, Nian Xu ordered him to send more spies to watch southern Xinjiang and Qinghe.

Nian Ru knew that this was because he was worried about the revenge of the southern border army, so he sent the best secret spies to go there.

"Is there any news?"

Arrived at Lover's Department in the morning, before entering the room, Nian Ru asked.

"No."

Nian Ru felt relieved, and immediately went to the palace to report.

"That's good."

Nian Xu still looks handsome, but Nian Ru, who is familiar with him, finds a wrinkle in the corner of his eyes.

After the defeat in the attack on southern Xinjiang, those who remained in the court of the New Party launched an offensive to impeach Peng Jing, Fang Chong and others.But since Sun Shi resigned from office, the new party has lacked stamina.Han Bi could not support himself alone, and the final attack was resolved by Peng Jing and others.

"By the way." Nian Xu suddenly remembered something, "How about Sun Shi?"

After Sun Shi resigned, he left Bianjing with his family and lived in a small city not far from Bianjing.

"I was rather haggard at the beginning, and then I gradually got over the pain of losing my son, but I still live in seclusion."

"understood."

Seeing the satisfaction in the emperor's eyes, Nian Ru knew that his attitude towards Sun Shi had not changed.

Sun Shi's resignation attitude was very firm at the beginning, and the old party was pushing the boat along, no, it was fueling the flames, so Nian Xu had no choice but to agree.However, Nian Xu saved his hand and let Sun Shi take up a idle job not far from Bianjing.

Sun Shi has a resolute personality and is full of vigor in his actions. With him beside Bianjing, the old party has an extra check.

But even so, Nian Xu was still wary of Sun Shi.

This is to use you and be wary of you.

King!
are you tired!

Nian Confucianism resigned.

Nian Xu returned to the harem.

The Southern Zhou Dynasty was rich and prosperous. Although Nian Xu didn't like luxury, the palace was still magnificent.

"Where's Nanyang?" Nian Xu ignored the two concubines who were playing the piano by the side of the road.

Xie Yingong asked someone, came back and said: "The princess is having a barbecue."

Can there be barbecue in the palace?
Nian Xu was full of question marks, but Xie Yingong looked innocent, "Your Majesty, the princess has been confined in Chang'an for many years..."

After returning to the Southern Zhou Dynasty, can't you let the princess have a good time?

"Look at it!"

There is a garden deep in the harem, because the palace is not big, and the garden is also small.

Even in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, it is quite cold at this time of year, and the coldness in the south is different from that in the north, it is gloomy and cold.

As soon as the small wind blew, there was a feeling that the bone marrow was frozen.

In the pocket garden, the charcoal fire is burning, and a leg of lamb is placed on it, which is sizzling.

Nanzhou Zhenbao stood beside the fire, directing the barbecue while warming up.

"Father."

After seeing Nian Xu who was pretending to be angry, Nian Ziyue invited, "I learned this method of roasting leg of lamb in Chang'an, father, do you want to try it?"

Nian Xu walked over, and he sneezed because of a puff of oily smoke.

"Are you bored?"

"No." Nian Ziyue pointed at the sky, "It's dark today, I can only take a nap while sitting, I think it's better to come out and take a walk."

"Chang'an is uneasy." Nian Xu said sarcastically, "When the rebels entered the customs, Li Mi didn't say to resist, but to flee."

"How is it now?" Nian Ziyue asked.

"The northern border army broke Lizhou, and the following is a big battle." Nian Xu said: "The victory of this battle is of great importance."

"Shi Zhongtang wins, and the Central Plains will change dynasties."

"That's right. However, if Li Xuan wins..."

What if he wins?
Nian Ziyue thought curiously.

The roast leg of lamb was ready, and it was rare for Nian Xu to have a meal with his daughter. Before leaving, he asked on a whim, "Fang Chong led the Northern Expedition and was defeated. Ziyue thinks I have a chance in Dazhou?"

Nian Ziyue was wiping his hands, when he heard this, he said almost without thinking, "No more chance."

……

Nian Xu's question seemed to come on a whim, but it was actually the product of the intertwining of panic and ambition deep in his heart.

After Fang Chong's Northern Expedition failed, the Southern Zhou Dynasty began to recruit troops on a large scale to form a large army.

Nian Xu worried that if Shi Zhongtang ruled the Central Plains, he would go south to attack Da Zhou later.

Therefore, he hoped that the northern army would win.

But deep down, the instinct of being an emperor drives him to think about one thing...

……

"We must find the vitality of Da Zhou in this battle!"

Nian Xu said so to the ministers.

Fang Chong saluted, "Dazhou should be blessed by God."

This is Song Sheng's routine.

Unremarkable.

"With you Fang Chong here, this big week will not be better!"

Fang Chong knew it was Han Bi without looking back.

"Ms. Han, did you drink too much?" Fang Chong asked coldly.

Han Bi came out of the squad, "At the beginning, you were advocating that the main force of the Southern Border Army going north was a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition. When selecting the army, Your Majesty originally wanted me, but you were against it.

The old man was wondering, you, Fang Chong, have never led an army in battle, so how can you be confident?Later the old man realized, oh!It turned out that some people regarded the Northern Expedition as a good opportunity to gain credit.The old man is even more puzzled, where does this person have the confidence to win? "

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Fang Chong's tongue stopped.

The Northern Expedition was a stain that could not be erased in his life.

"Later, the old man realized that in this person's eyes, earning credit for himself is the most important thing. As for the possible defeat... the defeat will only damage Da Zhou. As for him, there are countless comrades protecting him. Hu Naihe..."

"enough!"

No matter how thick-skinned Chong Chong was on this topic, he couldn't open his mouth, so Peng Jing stood up and confronted Han Bi.

Nian Xu watched silently as the two fought each other.

To be honest, it is his credit that the court has become like this.

The art of check and balance is a knowledge that the emperor can learn without a teacher. Li Mi is a master, and Nian Xu's rank is not low.

The old and the new parties have formed a check and balance in the court, and he, the emperor, can sit back and relax.

But checks and balances were not his original intention, but his ancestor said that he would share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, which made the power of civil officials unprecedentedly strong, so he could only take such helpless actions.

"Shi Zhongtang will inevitably fall into a stalemate with Li Xuan, at least for several years. Da Zhou still has a chance to fight back!"

Peng Jing vowed firmly, as if he could travel through time and space and see things in the future.

"How many years? Idiot, I bet, at most one year!" Han Bi is a privy envoy, and his accomplishments in martial arts can crush Peng Jing.

The two of them were about to have a duel with wat boards, Xie Yingong saw Nianru coming outside the door, he coughed dryly, "Masters, I have something important to do."

Nian Ru came in, still looking dead.

"Your Majesty, news of the great war has arrived."

Peng Jing's body shook.

Fang Chong stood up straight.

"Say."

Nian Xu's mood is more complicated, a feeling of being determined by others makes him feel very tormented.

"The northern army broke through Lizhou, then defeated Shi Gongming, and fought a decisive battle with Shi Zhongtang. On the second day of the battle, Li Xuan personally led the Xuanjia cavalry to charge and defeated the southern army."

Fang Chong relaxed all over.

Peng Jing stroked his beard and smiled.

Next, Shi Zhongtang entered Guanzhong, so the war is still going on!
"Then Li Xuan regained Guanzhong."

The hall was so quiet that one could even hear the bowel sounds caused by a certain courtier's indigestion.

"The general trend is set!"

After a long time, Han Bi sighed: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that Shi Zhongtang will jump over the wall in a hurry and seek compensation from me, Da Zhou!"

Originally it was judged that the war would last for several years, but now it seems that Shi Zhongtang was overestimated, no, King Qin was underestimated.

"Follow-up, the northern border army will go south. I don't know how long this battle will last. Shi Zhongtang is always a sharp knife hanging over my Dazhou head."

Han Bi glanced at Fang Chong, "If there is no Northern Expedition, or if the Northern Expedition wins, then Great Zhou will still make Shi Zhongtang afraid. If he retreats to the southern border, he will only worry about my Great Zhou sending troops to attack him. But now..."

Nian Xu was silent for a long time, "I have to think about it carefully."

"I'm waiting to retire."

The news spread to the harem.

"He won?"

Nian Ziyue blinked her beautiful eyes, "I knew that Shi Zhongtang was no match for him."

Zhang Jing said: "Princess, there was no sound in the court before, and everyone was worried that Shi Zhongtang would attack Dazhou after his return."

"Will it be?" Nian Ziyue's words seemed to be asking herself.

That man had rescued her in Pingkangfang, if Nan Zhou was in crisis, would he take action?
"Princess, it is said that after Prime Minister Fang failed in the Northern Expedition last time, those people in southern Xinjiang regarded Da Zhou as a piece of fat. Shi Zhongtang lost to King Qin, and if he fails, he will come to Da Zhou to make amends."

"Is Da Zhou so easy to bully?"

Nian Ziyue looked at Zhang Jing quietly.

"seems like it."

……

That night, Nian Xu sat in a daze.

But Peng Jing and others slept soundly.

For them, the news was like the last boot finally dropped upstairs.

It fell down, and it was at ease.

As for the future.

Say it again!

Han Bi drank too much at home and scolded Peng Jing and others for harming the country.

dawn.

Nian Xu called Xie Yingong.

"You go to see Sun Shi in person and tell him, I am waiting for him in Bianjing."

(End of this chapter)